In managing the scholarship programs, the Higher Education Commission (HEC) has come under fire for alleged ineptitude and lax application of policies.
It is said that these activities served as a cover for the misappropriation of more than Rs1.55 billion, or almost $7 million.
On these scholarships, about ninety-seven kids were sent overseas to study; they have since vanished and have not come back to Pakistan.
The pupils were dispatched to places in Europe, the US, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
According to the disclosures, scholarships in Europe cost Rs8.3 million, or about $38,000, US scholarships cost Rs7.49 million, or about $34,000, and UK scholarships cost over Rs17 million, or about $77,000.
